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MINE 

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RIEND o* mine of 

long ^ 
I would reach across 

the years 
To the days ^we losed 

to know, 
To the laughter and 

the tears ; 
Fain would find th^e 

songs w^e knew^-— 
Brave old songs they 

w^ere, in truth [ 
Strains that cheered fcr 

me and you 
All the golden 
paths of youth. 





^A^ould journey back 

again 
To the parting of the 

ways, 
Journey from this world 

of men 
To the wondrous oiher 

days; 
I would find the meadow^ 

lands 
Odorous of mini and 

musk, 
Find the fields where 

shadow* hands 
Trailed the draperies 

of dusk. 





'RIEND o' mine 

used to be ' 

Ho. the world is long 

and wide! 
You have fared afar 

from me, 
Stout of heart and 

eager* eyed; 
I have journeyed here 

and there 
'Neath the palm-tree 

or the pine, 
But each spot had 

been more fair 
Were you with me, 

friend o' mine! 




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Cr, tiiough, are €Ke 

stretching miles, 
What the darkness of 

the night 
When each of the golden 

whiles 
Glimraers in the friendly 

light 
Of the memories we 

hold 
Of the days when field 

and tree 
And the meadow^lands 

outrolled 
Were the world for 

you and me? 




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